AT&T: Our iPhone is better than your iPhone

AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint are all launching the iPhone 4S next Friday, but AT&T is doing its best to ensure consumers know that not all iPhones are created equal. The presence of HSPA 14.4 gives the iPhone 4S a theoretical download speed ceiling of 14.4Mbps, but only if you’re on an HSPA network. Here in the U.S., Verizon Wireless and Sprint both employ EV-DO 3G networks while AT&T customers will enjoy speeds over HSPA that are twice as fast, the company says. “We can’t wait for our customers to experience the incredible new iPhone 4S on our 4G network and enjoy download speeds of up to twice as fast,” said AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega in a statement. “When you combine the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network with iPhone 4S, as well as our new pricing for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, we think we have the best iPhone line up in the industry.” AT&T’s full press release follows below.

Only AT&T’s Network Lets Your iPhone 4S Download Twice as Fast

Upgrading and Preordering Easier Than Ever Before

Customers Can Enjoy Talk and Surf, Faster Speeds and Free Wi-Fi

DALLAS, Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T* today announced it will offer iPhone 4S on Friday, October 14. Only AT&T’s network lets your iPhone 4S download twice as fast, as well as talk and surf at the same time. iPhone 4S will be available for a suggested retail price of $199.99 for the 16GB model,$299.99 for the 32GB model, and $399.99 for the 64GB model. Customers can preorder iPhone 4S today. In addition, AT&T will offer iPhone 4 at $99.99 for a new 8GB model.

AT&T is also the only U.S. carrier to offer iPhone 3GS – now available for free online and in AT&T stores, with a two-year term commitment plus voice and data plans, while supplies last.

iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking. With the launch of iPhone 4S also comes the launch of iOS 5, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features; and iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that work with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices.

“We can’t wait for our customers to experience the incredible new iPhone 4S on our 4G network and enjoy download speeds of up to twice as fast,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “When you combine the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network with iPhone 4S, as well as our new pricing for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, we think we have the best iPhone line up in the industry.”

AT&T customers can easily check upgrade eligibility and preorder by visiting www.att.com/phoneupgrade. New customers can visit www.att.com/iphone. Preorders placed online will ship directly to the customer’s home with delivery as early as October 14 – eliminating the need to ever visit a store and wait in line.

“Our past experience with iPhone has taught us that speed is the name of the game,” said de la Vega. “The faster we help our customers, the better. The faster we ship their new device, the better. And – the faster their network – even better.”

In addition to speed, AT&T iPhone customers benefit from several other key advantages:

Free calling to any wireless number in the United States with Mobile To Any Mobile

Pricing

AT&T will immediately make its best pricing available to new and upgrade eligible customers. Pricing includes:

Device

New and “Upgrade Eligible” Customers

Early Upgrade

No Commitment

iPhone 3GS

FREE

$250.99

$375.99

iPhone 4 8GB

$99.99

$349.99

$549.99

iPhone 4S 16GB

$199.99

$449.99

$649.99

iPhone 4S 32GB

$299.99

$549.99

$749.99

iPhone 4S 64GB

$399.99

$649.99

$849.99

All new and current iPhone customers who are upgrade eligible, plus existing customers who choose to upgrade early must agree to a two-year term commitment, and select an eligible voice and data plan for iPhone. AT&T is also offering iPhone 4 16GB and 32GB models at new, lowered price points of $149.99and $199.99, respectively, with a two-year term commitment plus voice and data plans, while supplies last.

Consumer Plans

AT&T customers can choose from data plans starting as low as $15 a month. Customers who add Unlimited Messaging to their voice package will automatically benefit from AT&T’s Mobile To Any Mobile feature – providing free calling to any wireless number in the United States. All iPhone voice and data plans include access to nearly 27,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspots, plus nationwide long distance and roaming, Visual Voicemail and Rollover Minutes.

Additional news regarding iPhone 4S will be posted in the AT&T Media Newsroom at www.att.com/iphone_news.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

**Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See www.attwifi.com for details and locations.

4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul. Not available everywhere. Deployment ongoing. Compatible device and data plan required. Learn more at att.com/network.

Twice as fast claim compares national average iPhone data speeds on AT&T’s network vs. other US networks.

“We can’t wait until our customers go over their 2GB data cap faster than Verizon so we can milk them for even more cash.”

http://rmbo47.myopenid.com/ rmbo47

Does AT&T actually believe their network can deliver anything CLOSE to the theoretical limits of HSPA? If they’re drinking the Marketing Department Kool-Aid all I can say is “wow”. Delusional.

Doug Daniels

To Ralph at AT&T. You must be confused about your network. You do not have the nations fastest mobile Broadband network, the honor goes to both Verizon and their LTE network as well as Sprint with their WiMax network. Not one version of your HSPA is faster than the above 4G networks so not sure how your still making these statements. Next: Sprint clearly will have a better pricing plan across the board for the new iPhone given no data caps with overage fees. Overall the best value/speed proposition goes to either Verizon or Sprint, certainly not ATT. Quote from Ralph: “When you combine the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network with
iPhone 4S, as well as our new pricing for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, we
think we have the best iPhone line up in the industry.”

Attila434AD

iphone 4s don’t work on LTE or WIMAX
so he is right

The Thrasher

Yeah Ralph is full of crap. I am sure AT&T had to pay Apple a grip to get HSPA. They need HSPA, because their 3G is so clogged up. Sprint is the clear winner here, unlimited data, 2nd best 3G network in the US. If you have an unlimited plan, don’t move.

Mk84boom

All I can say is that I have ATT and have been happy with the service since April of 2000. It works when I need and I have never had any real complaints. Billing has never been issue and CS has been good to me on the few occasions that ive had to call. Had a few friends leave the ALL MIGHTY VERIZON because they have had issues with CS and the arrogant sales people in their stores. I dont have an IPHONE and never will, Im currently using the HTC Inspire and my service for both data and voice has been fine. Looking forward to getting a LTE device.

Anonymous

I like my PAPI’s penis in my bum.

Rjmjr72

I’d love to see accountability for individuals who post on these blogs with rude and hateful comments. If you were Im sure we would read much different posts and half the vulger idiots would move on. Wireless blogs have become a lawless wasteland and is the reason I seldom read any comments at all anymore. Please prove my point. I’m sure I will get blasted by the very same people I’m talking about. Don’t worry I won’t see em anyway I don’t subscribe to read replies.

Anonymous

It’s the internet. Report the post and move on. Problem?

Anonymous

Wow. I really am a major douchebag. My PAPI puts his pee pee in my bum.

ATTSUXORS

ATT DOES NOT HAVE A 4G NETWORK ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! WHAT A BUNCH OF MORONS…AND OF COURSE….THE SHEEP WILL LISTEN. There phone is not “better” or different…. They just renamed there current “3g” network a “4g” and VIOLA ! What a bunch of crap. Who cares about the 4S anyways?

Drew

“We can’t wait for our customers to experience the incredible new iPhone 4S on our 4G network and enjoy download speeds of up to twice as fast..”. When pigs fly. De la Vega just shut your pie hole, nothing you say is the truth…

Anonymous

that iPhone looks gorgeous..

http://twitter.com/kc2pll William Hartmann

Our iPhone is better!….when you can get a signal

http://rmbo47.myopenid.com/ rmbo47

I got too many dropped calls and abominable data speeds when I had AT&T service. Sometimes on 3G I was lucky to get EDGE speeds. Disgusting.

zacamandapio

Unfortunately, he’s right.

Anonymous

If only this was somehow relevant. Yes your Samsung is better but their Samsungs (LTE, WiMax, HSPA+) are much better. Even on AT&T iPhone 4S is the slow (HSDPA) phone compared to counterparts (like Samsung Galaxy SII with its HSPA+).

http://www.compLexityGaming.com haticK

Best in the indus… oh wait your call dropped, please try again

Anonymous

That is bull, AT&T’s Network in the entire Boston area is crap. You are lucky if you hit 200 killabits on the download side and upload is even worse. No kidding they claim Boston area is all HSPA+, try, just try to find it. I will never buy any phone on AT&T’s Network, it is horrible, seriously horrible. I am not lying people, do not believe anything they say, They have the most pathetic Network, too bad, great phones are just paper weights if the Network is a failure.

http://www.facebook.com/borgey401 Andrew Borges

People actually use AT&T still? I thought people would have smartened up by now and realized they’re probably the worst carrier in the U.S. Not to mention HSPA is not even true 4G. AT&T you failed

Ilresqu2000

HSPA is not “true” 4G. At the iPhone announcement in Cupertino, an Apple exec even blasted ATT for calling HSPA, 4G. That being said. It has previously been mentioned in other blogs that with ATT’s network being so overtaxed as it is, there will be little noticeable improvement from the CDMA carriers.

Marc

In Orange County, CA AT&T service sucks! Especially around the Tustin area. The only way I would continue to stay, and that is a big maybe, if they included unlimited data.

I am happy to say I am jumping off AT&T ship, after 3 years and going to CDMA unlimited data, Sprint!

Dan Exby

Our phone is so fast that now you’ll hit your 2GB cap in 10 days instead of 20!!!!

…yay

Amckeithan

I will start off by saying I am a CO tech (backend) of the network work tech for a telecom company.

Verizon has install LTE in my area we are offering them a 50mb pipe to each cell site. 50 megs! That’s it! Over Ethernet! We offer to do fiber for them but turn it down! So each cell site here has LTE and works ok but you can tell when it’s getting bog down and highest speeds I seen with test USB card and phone been around 17down. Not bad. But once everyone has a 4g phone this network going to suck and they made a deal not to install any more bandwith till 2015.

At&t techs are way better to talk to work with and there network out here right now is 14.4 going up to 21 start of next year. Not 4g but damn good. Also they are running 12 fibers and Ethernet to each site. On my wifi I can pull a steady 13 mb no matter what time of day or season.

Sprint is crap here. Only a few t1’s to each site and do not rent any tower space from att or Verizon.

This just the network I work with. Could change from telecom to telecom but I never have a Verizon phone due to bad techs to work with and seem to half ass there network even if it is newer tech.

I do have a iPhone for personal and blackberry for work email and call and also some google phones and so on. The 14.4 is a welcome part to the iPhone 4s and I am for one glad it has it. But end of the day we are using a cell hone or hotspot and less all be real here from 3G to 4g it doesn’t change much for Internet speeds sure I can load a webpage 2secs faster and maybe stream Netflix little better but does it really matter? As long as I can make a call or text or watch the office I’m happy and right now I can do that very easy on att network here same on Verizon and maybe sprint if u are lucky. Just enjoy the tech you have and stop trolling saying stats and so on. Get a job in the back haul of a telecom network then you can talk about ” real world” and not specs

http://twitter.com/tsaunders tsaunders

All this means is that I will hit my cap twice as fast.

Guest

The *PHONE* is the same *PHONE* for everyone.
It’s the *CARRIER* that is different.
More AT&T lies.

Anonymous

Of all things speed is one thing at&t should not talk about

The Thrasher

QXN- Even worse AT&T is trying to get a 4G logo on the device when it’s connected to HSPA.. What a crock of SH!T that is!!

Fake 4G light. What will these chumps think of next??

Guest

After my 2 year contract with Sprint using an iphone4S, can I then use that same phone on Verizon?
(Oct 2013)